‘No Ebola virus in Abuja’

The Abuja Health and Human Services Secretariat, has confirmed that no case of Ebola fever was diagnosed in the city.

The secretariat, in a statement by its Public Relation Officer, Badaru Yakasai, said: “No Ebola case has been confirmed in the FCT”.

The agency said the suspected case referred to Irrua Specialist Hospital was tested for Lassa Fever (which has similar clinical presentations as Ebola) and the test result was negative.

“The FCT Department of Public Health , whose mandate is to investigate and report outcome of all suspected outbreaks, is in contact with Irrua Specialist Hospital and can confirm that no Ebola has been confirmed in this case.

“However, samples have been taken to a more specialised centre with facility to do further investigations on the sample.”

Ebola haemorrhagic fever is one of the viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs).

It is caused by the Ebola virus, which can lead to severe viral haemorrhagic fever outbreak in humans, with a case fatality rate of up to 90 per cent.